LeBron James knew better than to give the perception that he was making excuses when asked about his health after Wednesday's Game 5 loss.

"I think everybody at this point is exhausted or worn down or whatever the case may be", James said. Yes, the inactive Perkins made an impact in tonight's game and he didn't even play. His always stellar free throw percentage was at 83% though he only got to the line 7.8 times per game (lowest of any championship run for him). We have seen James defend Boston's perimeter 1-2 punch of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, a pair of young, athletic wing players who have been aggressive going at James and his teammates.

"Not at all", he said. Interestingly, that was also the last time James was down 2-0 in a series in the East, which the Celtics closed out in six. Boston quickly closed the gap in the second half and had an 11-point lead of their own within a minute of the fourth quarter.

And if the rumors are true, this could be James' final game with the Cavaliers in Cleveland.

Timing can be a odd thing in sports, because people have continually said this is the worst team James has had around him since that last loss to the Celtics in 2010. "The playoffs bring the best out of people and out of players, and hopefully we keep it going".

Baynes, a 208cm tall Queenslander, started every game of the Celtics' semi-final playoff series win over the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this month, but against the smaller, more mobile Cavaliers Boston coach Brad Stevens relegated Baynes to a bench role and promoted forward Marcus Morris. You still gotta play. "He's deep into the postseason in his first year".

That streak of James reaching his eighth straight National Basketball Association finals is now in serious jeopardy after Cleveland's 96-83 loss to the Boston Celtics.

The Cavs got off to a rocky start, with five first-quarter turnovers almost matching their seven field goals.

"No question in my mind that he'll bounce back", Lue said. If anyone attempts to compare what James is doing in the 2018 NBA Playoffs to any other player, then the appropriate response is laughter. Nance got up and pushed Morris in the back after the taunt.

The NBA released their All-NBA Teams on Thursday, and Celtics fans probably won't be too pleased with the voting.

Cavs coach Tyronn Lue altered his rotation to squeeze in extra rest for James at the end of the second quarter, which is unusual. "So now we've got to go home, win game six and come back here for game seven".

Speaking about the South African, Fleming said, "And Faf (du Plessis ) is like a Ferrari vehicle , he needs a lot of attention". Other batsmen Goswami (12), Manish Pandey (8) and Shakib Al Hasan (12) also failed to deliver when needed the most.

Voting centers appeared largely empty in opposition areas across Venezuela and were even lackluster in government strongholds. Calling for a new vote, Mr Falcon, 56, said: "The process undoubtedly lacks legitimacy and as such we do not recognise it".

Owners voted Wednesday to fine teams if their players don't stand for the national anthem while they are on the field. Until today I believed that numerous owners I've met in the past to be good and decent people too. "I brought it out".

The national average for a gallon of unleaded gasoline, which now stands at $2.96, has jumped 19 cents over the last month. The report says the worst time for people to travel in Los Angeles will be Friday, May 25 between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.

His spokesperson Stephen Chang said the governor was finalizing plans for the roundtables, including the dates and participants. He acknowledged that such airport-style screening would carry a high cost for the thousands of school districts in the state.

The suit, filed in the New York Supreme Court, states allegations of sexual battery, fraud, and false imprisonment. In 2008 he was acquitted of child pornography charges after allegedly making a sex tape with a 14-year-old girl.

M&S, one of the best known names in British retail, made a pretax profit before one off items of £580.9m in the year to March 31. That was ahead of analysts' average forecast of 573 million pounds but down from 613.8 million pounds made in 2016-17.

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